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Op/ED g/God, broken concept
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RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept
(September 1, 2012 at 4:13 pm)Tobie Wrote:
Quote:And multiple gods is unmanageable theology. The theology of monotheism is much more coherent. So God (singular) with a capital "G".

Please explain why monotheism is better/more coherent. I see it as a less logical position (which isn't saying much, as any -theism requires the belief in god(s) which IMO is illogical) because if one god could exist, why not many?

Anyway, you do realise that your angry desert god Yahweh is just a Zeus kind of figure but with the other gods later retconned by the tribes that invented him?

Joseph Goebbels "“If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it."

The biggest lie that religion of all labels sell is that utopias exist. The irony of a brutal dictator's minion telling the truth is astounding. Hitler worked because he sold a utopia. Islam works because it sells a utopia. Christianity works because it sells a utopia. Politics works because parties sell utopias.

And humanity still loves its emotional crack as much today as they did in ancient times. We give our emotional crack names like Communism, Capitalism, Islam and Christianity, but funny how none of us as individual humans can escape death despite the cure all's we claim will make us live forever.

I think the only cure for human delusions is to accept evolution and that death is final, no matter our boarders, our religions or politics. Death is the only thing no human can argue with.
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Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - August 20, 2012 at 5:23 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Jeffonthenet - August 26, 2012 at 11:50 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by genkaus - August 27, 2012 at 2:43 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - August 27, 2012 at 3:35 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by yoda55 - August 29, 2012 at 11:34 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Ace Otana - September 10, 2012 at 5:22 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Minimalist - August 29, 2012 at 11:52 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by yoda55 - August 31, 2012 at 9:14 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - August 30, 2012 at 12:13 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - August 30, 2012 at 7:29 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - August 30, 2012 at 2:44 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by The Grand Nudger - August 30, 2012 at 3:18 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - August 30, 2012 at 11:29 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by The Grand Nudger - August 31, 2012 at 1:57 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 4, 2012 at 7:55 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 4, 2012 at 8:33 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Anomalocaris - September 4, 2012 at 8:44 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 4, 2012 at 9:36 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 4, 2012 at 11:17 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - September 5, 2012 at 1:16 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 5, 2012 at 10:02 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - September 6, 2012 at 2:37 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 5, 2012 at 6:19 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 1, 2012 at 4:06 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Tobie - September 1, 2012 at 4:13 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 1, 2012 at 4:52 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 2, 2012 at 9:32 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Tobie - September 5, 2012 at 1:24 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 6, 2012 at 7:03 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 7, 2012 at 4:42 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 7, 2012 at 6:56 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 10, 2012 at 3:33 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Tobie - September 10, 2012 at 3:42 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Cato - September 10, 2012 at 4:20 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 10, 2012 at 11:15 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 13, 2012 at 12:37 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 13, 2012 at 11:24 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by pocaracas - September 13, 2012 at 5:02 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 13, 2012 at 5:23 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Reforged - September 13, 2012 at 5:33 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Lion IRC - September 13, 2012 at 8:26 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Tobie - September 14, 2012 at 3:34 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by greneknight - September 14, 2012 at 4:08 am
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Haydn - September 13, 2012 at 5:43 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by greneknight - September 13, 2012 at 6:11 pm
RE: Op/ED g/God, broken concept - by Brian37 - September 14, 2012 at 6:28 am

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